A Number of Commentators Have Referred to Litigation as a "Lottery

question 10

Multiple Choice

A number of commentators have referred to litigation as a "lottery." By using that word, they are suggesting that

• A) many cases involve the enforcement of gambling debts.
• B) jurors are selected in a random manner.
• C) there are far more losers than there are winners.
• D) the government heavily regulates trials in the same way that they heavily regulate lotteries.
• E) the results are often unpredictable.

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